Magesh Velu has over 9 years of experience in railway signaling projects in India. He has expertise in installation, testing, and commissioning of signaling systems including ERTMS Level 1 and mass transit systems. Currently, he works as a Construction Lead Engineer for Ansaldo STS on the Navi Mumbai Metro project, overseeing installation planning and coordination. Previously, he held roles on signaling projects for Mumbai Monorail and Etihad Rail in Abu Dhabi, managing installation and testing activities. He holds a diploma in electrical engineering and safety certifications in railway signaling, first aid, and fire protection.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
MAGESH. V
305-A, Pasumpon Nagar, Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli – 627357, Tamilnadu. Mobile 0091-7303707956
E-mail ID: magesh_deep@rediffmail.com
OBJECTIVE: Become a successful professional manager in the field of mainline railway signaling and mass transit
System and contribute effectively in their modernization.
BACKGROUND:
Professional affiliation:
 Completed certificate course of Railway Signal Engineering from Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering
& Telecommunication (IRISET).
 Trained in First Aid by St. Johns.
 Trained in Fire Protection by Aroma Enterprises.
Professional development:
 9+ years experience in Installation, Testing and Commissioning of modern Railway Signalling. Specially in Mass
transit system and ERTMS /ETCS Level 1 system executed for Indian Railways
 Extensive exposure to site management activities including installation, Testing &Commissioning maintenance,
local procurement, material management, commercial supporting activities, and site safety assurance.
 Technical support to system integration during the system trails.
 Having good knowledge in ERTMS Wayside Application data design.
 Wayside installation & testing work of Mumbai monorail project
 Wayside installation & testing work of ERTMS Level 2 in Etihad rail project Abu Dhabi.
 Support to initial installation activity to Navi Mumbai metro project.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
 From: August 2015 -- till Date
Organization: Ansaldo-STS Transportation system India Private Limited.
Project: Navi Mumbai Metro Project
Designation: Construction Lead Engineer
Responsibility & Execution:
 Preparation of Installation Plan
 Design of Installation drawings. I,e – Signal pole, Signal unit, Tag mounting Bracket and Marker Board.
 Plan and coordinate all other tests on site, including liaising with appropriate counterparts of client CIDCO for
apportionment for access to site, which may be shared with other contractors outside the scope of AnTaCs.
 Cooperation with Project Engineer on site issues.
 Preparation installation method statement.
 From: Sep 2010 – July, 2015
Organization: Ansaldo-STS Transportation system India Private Limited.
Project: Mumbai Mono Rail
Designation: Lead Construction Work package leader
Responsibility & Execution:
o Installation Activity
 Audio Frequency Overlay
 ATP Transponder
 Mainline Signals
 Emergency Stop Plunger
 Emergency Release Plunger
 Way Side Emergency Stop Plunger Activation Indication

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 Pre wiring of MLK II Interlocking Panel
 Local Control Workstation pre wiring & installation
 Testing and laying of OFC (Optical fiber communication).
o Testing Activity:
 Carried out FAT, SAT & SIT of Train detection system - Audio Frequency Overlay according to
procedures
 ATP Transponder & Encoder Programming loading & verification.
 Testing Mainline Signals interlocked with MLKII, according to test procedures
 Testing Emergency Stop Plunger interlocked with MLKII, according to test procedures
 Testing Emergency Release Plunger interlocked with MLKII, according to test procedures
 Testing Way Side Emergency Stop Plunger Activation Indication interlocked with MLKII, according
to test procedures
 Wiring Test of MLK II Interlocking Panel and carried out FAT &SAT
 Local Control workstation software loading & tested with Hot Standby System (Processor
Based Interlocking)
 Loading of IP address in Rugged Com & achieved network link through optical fiber
Communication
 Testing of Beam Switch interlocked with MLKII, according to test procedures
 Preparation of Factory acceptance Test document of signalling equipment.
 Preparation of Route Control Chart, Interface Circuits.
 From: Oct 2013 – April, 2014
Organization: Ansaldo-STS Transportation system India Private Limited.
Project: Etihad rail project Abu Dhabi.
Designation: Lead Construction Work package leader
Responsibility & Execution:
 ERTMS Level -2 project Activity:
 Involve the pre-wiring and testing activity of switch gear panel.
 Carried out point machine installation and testing activity.
 Carried out the Axle counter installation and testing activity.
 Installation and testing of GSM-R antenna.
 From: Feb, 2006 – August, 2010
Organization: Ansaldo-STS Transportation system India Private Limited.
Project: TPWS Project
Designation: Installation and Testing Engineer
Responsibility & Execution:
o ETCS Level 1 Activity
 Presently responsible as Work package Leader for TPWS Trackside maintenance work.
 Survey for configuration and planning for positioning of trackside equipments.
 Installation of balises, LEU for TPWS South and North. Work involved interfacing with existing signaling
system and power supply arrangement.
 Associated with environmental tests – like vibration tests, temperature tests for LEU to prove to adhere to
IR network conditions.
 Investigated the equipment failure conditions – such as input power variation, signal aspect change over,
excessive heat - along with expert’s team.
 Technical support to design team and customer.
 Accompanied EMU motormen in regular service to demonstrate/assist in understanding the functionalities
of TPWS onboard functions.
 Onboard logs downloading, analyzing and troubleshooting.
 Trackside team management & handling customer complaints
 Preparation and maintaining of failure reports ,Logs, Equipments record on daily basis
o Site Management Activities
 Planning of scheduled activities and day to day activities as per circumstances

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 Team Management, handling sub contractor and labor team of size 10 - 15.
 Arranging materials from Railway stores and Company stores, procuring from local sources.
 Ensuring installation activities to design standards and customer satisfaction.
 Co-ordinate Site Acceptance Test with internal safety assurance team and railway.
 Management of site activities in compliance with internal Quality Management System, and railway safety
practice.
 Supporting in payment collections from railways
 Ensuring safety methods as per OHSIS
 From: Dec 2004 -Jan2006
Organization: HCL, Bangalore
Designation: Service Engineer
Responsibility & Execution: SMPS and Mother board services.
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Diploma in Electrical Engineering
Sankar Institute of Polytechnic, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu State Board of Technical Education and Training, India (June
2001 – May 2004) with 82.5%
PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of Birth : 06.03.1986
Nationality : Indian
Passport Number/ Date of Expiry : F8472548
Marital Status : Married
Languages Known : English, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi,Telgu
Permanent Address 305-A Pasumpon nagar
Sankarnagar-627357
Tirunelveli
Tamilnadu